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Beef Empire Days celebrates an industry that has a long history of contributing to the economic well-being of southwest Kansas while providing quality beef to the state, the nation and the world. Salute the beef industry with events that will entertain young and old alike, from parades to the PRCA rodeo.
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Sporting events abound at Beef Empire Days
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
By The Telegram
Garden City's annual Beef Empire Days are set to begin Wednesday, and this year's celebration will be offering numerous opportunities to get involved.
Sporting events that vary from golf to softball to archery are all scheduled to take place over the 13-day period. One that won't ...
Entertainment options aplenty at Beef Empire Days
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
By The Telegram
In between events related to the beef industry, as well as the many opportunities to savor some tasty beef samples, there is plenty of entertainment during the 13-day Beef Empire Days celebration.
* Children's Story Hour — Friday and June 10
The Finney County Public Library, 60 ...
Feedyard employees set to show off their skills
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
By RACHAEL GRAY
rgray@gctelegram.com
Marvin Hammond says he's passionate about the technique of cattle handling in the beef belt.
Hammond referred to Garden City as one of the staples of the beef belt, where feedyards dot the landscape and packing plants are some of the area's largest employers ...
Plethora of people needed to pull off parade
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
By SHAJIA AHMAD
sahmad@gctelegram.com
It takes more than a couple of floats to put on a parade.
It takes the dedication of people who recruit, build, organize and execute.
Already, organizers from Beef Empire Days have more than 40 entries for this year's Main Street parade in downtown Garden ...
PRCA rodeo events abound at annual Beef Empire Days festival
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
By BRETT MARSHALL
bmarshall@gctelegram.com
Great athletes like competing at great venues with great competition.
That's what the cowboys will get at the 25th Annual Beef Empire Days Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event set to run June 8 through 11 at the Finney County Fairgrounds Grands ...
Volunteers help make Beef Empire Days possible
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
By JEROME P. CURRY
jcurry@gctelegram.com
Garden City's Darinda Gerber, Beef Empires Day volunteer, remembers when the Cattlemen's Steak Cook Out at Beef Empire Days served hamburger.
"It really was a hamburger feed. Roto-Mix took it over, and they started preparing steak. It's top of the line," ...
Beef Empire Days rodeo features cowboy life and culture
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
By BRETT MARSHALL
bmarshall@gctelegram.com
When you think of rodeos, you obviously think of cowboys, cowgirls, horses, bulls and everything else that makes for a successful professional event.
For Garden Citian Rod Wolking, he thinks of family, friends, volunteers and the professionals who come ...
Beef Empire Days offering multiple food venues
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
Wednesday, June 1
Roto-Mix Cattlemen's Steak Cookout
It starts at 11:30 a.m. near the Grandstand Plaza at the Finney County Fairgrounds. The Southwest Kansas Cattle Women serve the beef prepared by the cooks from Roto-Mix. The new Southwest Kansas Cattle Women cookbook also can be purchased. Proce ...
Celebrating beef, and a whole lot more
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
By JEROME P. CURRY
jcurry@gctelegram.com
Where's the beef?
That was the question Clara Peller asked in a now legendary 1984 fast food television commercial for Wendy's.
For literally thousands of beef aficionados, the answer every June since 1969 has been Garden City and the annual Beef Empire ...
Bee Empire Days industry events
Published 5/31/2011 in Beef Empire Days
By The Telegram
In order for cattle to go from pasture to plate, a number of people are involved every step of the way.
Beef Empire Days provides a number of events to demonstrate this process. From cowboy competitions to beef judging, the public can see what the beef is all about.
Here are sev ...